Ingrid Sala Santamaria

Infobox musical artist
Name = Ingrid Sala Santamaria


Img_capt = Ingrid Sala-Santamaria
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born = Cebu
Instrument = Piano
Genre = Classical
Occupation = Concert Pianist

Ingrid Sala Santamaria is a Filipina pianist.

Artist Profile

Born in Cebu City, Ingrid Sala Santamaria received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Battig Piano School in Cebu under her mother, "Pilar Blanco Sala". Further studies followed at the Juilliard School in New York. She received a Master's Degree from Sta. Isabel College in Manila. De La Salle University conferred on her the Doctor of Music degree in Music Education, honoris causa, in 2006.

As chair of the Salvador and Pilar Sala Foundation, Inc. (SPSFI), Santamaria spearheaded a Ten-Year Music Development program which produced the Cebu Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) in 1995 evolving into the Peace Philharmonic Philippines (PPP) in 2000. The young and deserving music scholars who have graduated from this endeavor have since reaped honors nationally while SPSFI continues their training and performance initiatives, PPP being the only orchestra group south of Manila.

Among honors received by Santamaria are: the Hall of Fame award from the Performing Arts League in Crestwood, Florida, USA; "Who is Who" in Asia documentary feature by NHK Television, Japan; "One of the 100 Most Notable Cebuanos of the Century" award; and from the French government; Chevalier, Ordre des Palmas Academiques; and Chevalier, Ordre du Merite Nationale.

At present, Santamaria is initiating a new music genre, that of a Piano Concerto soloist complemented by a string quartet. She has had several concerts in Manila and Cebu with the PPP String Quartet in the last 2 years.

Concert Engagements

Together with Professor Reynaldo G. Reyes, Ms Santamaria has been traveling around the Philippines since 2001, performing a wide range of Romantic Concertos (from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky) with a mission of bringing live classical music to the countryside. She is the soloist while Professor Reyes plays the orchestral part on the second piano.

The Romantic Piano Concerto Journey Tour is a bi-annual musical advocacy that aims to bring live classical music to the general public through the performance of piano concerto genre of the Romantic Period. It provides a unique opportunity for the audience to interact with and learn from Ms Santamaria and Prof Reyes about classical music via a music education included in the concert. To date, they are the only Filipino concert pianists performing extensively around the Philippines with a formidable all-concerto repertoire.

The 16th Romantic Piano Concerto Journey Tour

Programme

The following are the tentative dates, venues, and programs:

**Due to limited seats, those interested in attending the concerts at the BDO/MCO Molina Hall on July 6, 2008, are requested to send their reservation request via email, [e-mail].

Please note that these schedules are tentative and is subject to change at any time without prior notice. For inquiries, please email "[e-mail]"

Concert Videos

Some videos of the past concerts of the Romantic Piano Concerto Journey Tour is now available on [YouTube|http://www.youtube.com/rpcjt] . The artists hope that by making these available in the internet, their advocacy could even cover more ground than their live concerts.